PAPER I: KUF 241- FOREST POLICIES AND LAWS-

Introduction and background of forest policy, law and act. Forest policy:1894, Indian forest policy: 1952, National forest policy, 1988 and its modification in brief, Indian Forest Act 1927 and 2006, Forest (Conservation) Act 1980, Biodiversity conservation (Bill) 2002, elementary idea of Forest Right Act (FRA) 2006.